Pitt Street Uniting Church

Pitt Street Uniting Church
Pitt Street Uniting Church, pictured in 2012
Pitt Street Uniting Church is located in Sydney
Pitt Street Uniting Church
Pitt Street Uniting Church
33°52′25″S 151°12′30″E / 33.8735°S 151.2084°E / -33.8735; 151.2084
Location264 Pitt Street, Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
CountryAustralia
DenominationUniting Church in Australia
Previous denominationCongregationalism
Websitepittstreetuniting.org.au
History
Former name(s)Pitt Street Congregational Church
StatusChurch
Founded1842 (1842)
Associated peopleDavid Jones;
John Fairfax;
Rev. John West;
Rev. Joseph Coles Kirby
Architecture
Functional statusActive
Architect(s)
Architectural typeChurch
StyleOld Colonial Georgian Classical
Years built1841–1846
Specifications
Materials
Administration
SynodNew South Wales and ACT
Official namePitt Street Uniting Church; Pitt Street Congregational Church
TypeState heritage (built)
Designated2 April 1999
Reference no.22
TypeChurch
CategoryReligion

The Pitt Street Uniting Church is a heritage-listed Uniting church building located at 264 Pitt Street in the Sydney central business district, Australia. Founded in 1833, the congregation was the original church of Congregationalism in New South Wales. The church building was designed by John Bibb and built from 1841 to 1846. It is also known as Pitt Street Congregational Church. The property is owned by The Uniting Church in Australia and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.[1]

  1. ^ "Pitt Street Uniting Church". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00022. Retrieved 13 October 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.